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Ruins of the Majaceite River Water Mill

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Ruins of the Majaceite River Water Mill

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Ruins of the Majaceite River Water Mill

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Location: Grazalema, Sierra De Cadiz, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

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2. Majaceite River Trail – Honda Waterfall of Benamahoma loop from Prado del Rey

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3. Río Majaceite Trail – Honda Waterfall of Benamahoma loop from El Bosque

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Claudia Aguilar González

August 2, 2022

Old flour mill of which only the ruins of the building and the stones used to grind the grain are preserved. It is located on the banks of the Majaceite River, whose movement was used to move the mechanisms of the mill. In the surroundings there are small waterfalls that make this corner an idyllic place to walk.

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JakobusPilger

November 11, 2023

Using the power of moving water to drive a mill wheel is an ancient invention that dates back to pre-Christian times. Thanks to such a construction, human or animal muscle power could be easily replaced by a watercourse - natural or artificially created - in order to grind grain into corn, for example.
There are essentially two different ways of driving watermills: Either the water simply hits the blades of the water wheel from below to set it in motion; or the water is guided above the wheel and falls onto the blades; this type of construction is more efficient due to natural gravity.

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Location: Grazalema, Sierra De Cadiz, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

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Ruins of the Majaceite River Water Mill

1. Sendero del Rio Majaceite – Parque Natural de la Sierra de Grazalema

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